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Date
25 July 1852
Description
1852 (July 25): Entire letter to Simla (Clarke correspondence) endorsed 'Bg.' (Bearing) on front with fine strike of oval LAHOR / P.O. handstamp in black (Hammond Giles fig. 7), reverse with fine strike of framed GUJURANWALA despatch (July 25) 'Bearing' (5 annas) datestamp in black and 'Simla' arrival (July 29) in red.
Auction
210-212 Auction, Lot 610
Same office
Other recorded marks at Simla
9 marks9 other pre-1854 postal markings of Simla are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Simla HG 1handstampBlack1832
- Simla HG 2handstampBlack1835-36
- Simla HG 3handstampRed1838-45
- Simla HG 4handstampBlack1849–1852
- Simla HG 5handstampRed1845–1850
- Simla HG 6handstampRed1845–1852
+3 more at this office.View all Simla marks and postal history →
About this Simla pre stamp cover
COV-614 is a Simla pre stamp cover of 25 July 1852 bearing the Simla HG 8 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Simla postal history — the office known today as Shimla, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?
1852 (July 25): Entire letter to Simla (Clarke correspondence) endorsed 'Bg.' (Bearing) on front with fine strike of oval LAHOR / P.O. handstamp in black (Hammond Giles fig. 7), reverse with fine strike of framed GUJURANWALA despatch (July 25) 'Bearing' (5 annas) datestamp in black and 'Simla' arrival (July 29) in red.
Its recorded auction history runs through Corinphila Auctions 210-212 Auction lot 610.
1 image of COV-614 is recorded (front); the Simla HG 8 mark itself is recorded in use 1852.
Questions about COV-614
- What is COV-614?
- COV-614 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Simla, Punjab of 25 July 1852, bearing the Simla HG 8 handstamp in red. 1852 (July 25): Entire letter to Simla (Clarke correspondence) endorsed 'Bg.' (Bearing) on front with fine strike of oval LAHOR / P.O. handstamp in black (Hammond Giles fig. 7), reverse with fine strike of framed GUJURANWALA despatch (July 25) 'Bearing' (5 annas) datestamp in black and 'Simla' arrival (July 29) in red.
- How scarce is the Simla HG 8 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Simla HG 8 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1852.
- What is the provenance of COV-614?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Corinphila Auctions 210-212 Auction lot 610.
- When was COV-614 posted?
- COV-614 is dated 25 July 1852, within the recorded period of use of Simla HG 8 (1852).
About this record
This 25 July 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Simla HG 8 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Corinphila Auctions, 210-212 Auction, lot 610.